HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - A man was robbed and shot by four people outside his apartment at about midnight Wednesday, police from the west precinct said.

The victim told police that when he was robbed by four people he was meeting outside his apartment on the 4600 block of Governors House Drive, the report said. The victim was able to escape, but was shot while running away, police said. The victim's wound was not considered life-threatening, police said.